Medical Refresher 3

This training is intended for personnel in charge of emergency medical care or responsible for medical care on board any vessel with a gross tonnage of less than 500 that does not travel more than 200 miles from the coast (for the provision of emergency medical care on board such vessels, only Level II training is required).

Hold a seafarer’s medical certificate stating the seaworthiness of less than 12 months.

Upon completion of the training, the trainee will be able to maintain and update the skills required to:
• Assume responsibility for medical care on board a vessel.
• Conduct a comprehensive clinical examination of an injured or ill person.
• Establish a preliminary diagnosis and provide ongoing medical monitoring.
• Perform emergency procedures appropriate for the primary medical conditions encountered at sea.
• Provide nursing care within the scope of their competencies.
• Utilize the mandatory medical supplies carried on board.
• Communicate effectively with the Maritime Medical Consultation Centre (CCMM).
• Implement protocols for maritime medical assistance and telemedicine.
• Organize medical evacuation when the situation requires it.
These competencies are updated in accordance with Annex II of the Order of June 29, 2011, regarding the medical training of personnel serving on board vessels.

36 hours over 5 days

Minimum: 8 trainees
Maximum: 10 to 12 trainees

• Order of 29 June 2011 regarding medical training for personnel serving on board vessels with a crew complement – ​​Légifrance
• International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW)
• Council Directive 92/29/EEC of 31 March 1992 on the minimum safety and health requirements for improved medical treatment on board vessels – Légifrance

SECRETARIAT OF STATE TO THE PRIME MINISTER IN CHARGE OF MARITIME AFFAIRS / Ministry for the Sea, since 01/01/2022

The training complies with Annex II of the decree of June 29, 2011, and emphasizes practical exercises, case studies, and scenario-based training.
Module – Maritime Team First Aid (PSEM) – 6 hours
Module – Onboard Medicine (ME) – 4 hours
Module – Nursing Care (SI) – 16 hours (4 hours of practical work and 12 hours of hospital-based clinical placement)
Module – Maritime Medical Assistance and Telemedical Communications (AMMCT 3) – 6 hours
4 hours of elective instruction, depending on the type of navigation performed by the seafarer

ENSM Sites of Marseille, Nantes, Saint-Malo

• First responders.
• Instructors at the Nursing Training Institute (IFSI).
• Physicians for seafarers.
• Physicians at the Maritime Medical Consultation Center (CCMM) in Toulouse.

No.

Skills are assessed throughout the training program via practical exercises, case studies, a hospital internship, and the trainee’s active participation.
Candidates must demonstrate their ability to:
• assume responsibility for medical care on board;
• conduct a comprehensive clinical examination;
• perform appropriate technical medical procedures;
• communicate effectively with the CCMM (Maritime Medical Consultation Center);
• organize the care of an injured or ill person, up to and including their evacuation.

Yes.
The training certificates are dematerialized, and accessible directly on your sailor portal as soon as the successful follow-up of the training.
These certificates have a validity of 12 months, period allowing you, via the appropriate CERFA, to renew your certificates with Maritime Affairs.

Yes

When asked about their Medical Retraining III training at the ENSM, the trainees expressed 97.93% satisfaction (2025)

The certification/attestation rate for this internship is 99.68%

1 250€

RS5925Funding options available through France Travail and the CPF

Funding options available through France Travail and the CPF

For any questions, you may contact the school at:
cemafor@supmaritime.fr
Or by phone at 07 64 39 97 24